Charlottesville Rifle

An esteemed variety of rifles made at the shop established in 1740 at Charlottesville. George Washington had at German town during the Revolution a pair of rifledrelspistols at Charlottesville. They had 12-inch bar and used made' half-ounce balls. — In artillery, the transportation of guns, etc., by wheeled carriages. [French] gunnery, the part of a cannon in front of the trunnion band. chase.Blag. — In gunnery, a band at the front end of the Chaaselonp Bastion System. — In fortification, a combination and andMontalembert's systems. of It%. gives 580. of yardsRousmard's to the front, takes a perpendicular Cha epot Rifle. — The rifle introduced into the French service shortly afterythe Austro-Pru ian War of 1866. It resembled the Pru ian needle-gun, the breech being closed with a sliding bolt Ghaasomrs. — A body of light French troops, cavalry or infantry, trained for rapid movements. Cha enrs-a-cheval are light cavalry and cha enrs-a-pied are the infantry. d'Afriqne. — The four regiments of cavalry, mounted on Arab horses, and raised for the purpose of warfare va. Algeria. They took part in the Francoru taii … dl 1870-71, and in the … mmvi d'Alpin. — The name given to French troops eqnipp and trained for mountain service.